With the recent horriic scene in Las Vegas, again the great debate that is gun control has re-emergd. Imo, our country is a good example of how gun reform works. We haven't had a mass shooting since the Howard Government introduced the buyback program after Port Arthur in 1996. We're lucky in the sense that we can feel safe enough going to concerts and football games knowing this rubbish won't happen. I don't understand Americans who say they need a gun for protection, when taking away guns would be taking them away from those who they need to protect themselves from. They pride themselves on being leaders of the free world, yet their gun laws are third world. This year alone there has been 272 incidents of mass shootings of 4 people or more.

It seems like a vicious cycle. They want their guns to feel safe, but it opens the door to other nut jobs too. What sort of society can condone its citizins arming themselves with assault rifles. The guy in Vegas had an arsenal. But hey, if it makes American's feel safe

As an Australian living in the US, the strangest thing I see with gun control is this ingrained fear that unless the population is armed, the government will run riot and oppress everyone.

They genuinely seem to fear their government. I explain in Australia, a government gets too big for its boots or pisses Australians off, we get a new government.

I will say though, Americans do have a real passion for hunting. And boy there is a lot to hunt here. On the other hand hunters dont seem to be generally the people behind this crazyness that erupts on a regular basis.

I was watching a clip of Piers Morgan interviewing Jesse Ventura from a couple of years ago. They were talking about gun control. Morgan was asking how the gun laws are justified given the crime rate. Ventura, who I actually like, gave the biggest load of crap answer, explaining that the 2nd Ammendment is there so civilians can arm themselves in the event that their Government becomes oppressive. Not even now with the neo nazi sympthasier in charge is that reason even justified. It never will be. Complete cop out by Jesse.

Then you have idiots like Alex Jones claiming it was a false flag, or it was an attack by Antifa, or crazy old uncle Bill claiming it's the price of freedom.

Automatic weapons, tripod mounts and 1000's of rounds of ammunition. That is enough to arm a military force, not an individual.
They are obviously waking up to themselves as their citizens will soon be able to buy the armour piercing bullets they need to hunt. I am sure the warnings on the packet advising that they are for hunting only will prevent them being used for other means. When was the last time you saw a deer wearing a flak jacket

1. The National Rifle Association in America is the most powerful lobby group in the country and can decide the out comes of an election, therefor the politicians are completely scared of upsetting them by bring in gun controls.
2. The Americans cling to this 2nd Ammendment to the Constitution "The right to bear arms", this goes back to the war of independent against the British were civilians were allowed to carry arms to help the army.